Farm Africa Urban Agriculture Pilot
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · Operator: Farm Africa (with Ethiopia's Ministry of Planning and Development)
Overview
A 15-month urban agriculture pilot Farm Africa ran with the Ethiopian government in 2022, training low-income households and creating a learning hub
Citizen participation
Low-income households are trained in urban agriculture and grow vegetables in tight urban spaces
Operating model
A 15-month pilot funded by Sida aimed at improving incomes, nutrition and food security
Impact
Aims to improve income, nutrition and food security for 100 low-income households and build a learning hub for urban farming techniques
Crops
- vegetables
Scale
低所得100世帯 / 100 low-income households
Sources（2）
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